Valuation of cancer and microbial disease risk reductions in municipal drinking water: An analysis of risk context using multiple valuation methods

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-226

  Adamowicz, Wiktor ^a   Dupont, Diane ^b   Krupnick, Alan ^c   Zhang, Jing ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Resources for the Future   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer risks; Microbial risks; Morbidity risk; Mortality risk; Municipal drinking water; Public health risks; Risk context; Value of statistical life

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; DRINKING WATER; MICROBIAL RISKS; MORBIDITY RISK; MORTALITY RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS; VALUE OF STATISTICAL LIFE;

DISEASES; HEALTH; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

CANCER; DRINKING WATER; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEALTH RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79951549583     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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